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2003
Teaching English
For Young Learner Classroom2004
Norwich Institute of Language Education

Andrew Wright (1995:1)

stories are particularly important in the lives of our children; stories
help children to understand their world and to share it with others.

l Learn by doing

l Go for meaning
l Pick up chunks/formulaic language.
l Creative use of language.
l Sense of imagination.
l Sense of fun and playfulness.
l Capacity to imitate.
l Short attention span.
l Strong sense of curiosity.
l Strong desire to communicate.
l Capacity to learn incidentally.

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Learning by doing.

Mei Lin and her new petOh. Its a snake. How long it
is!longlong
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PEP Book Two Unit Three

The Big Turnip. pull
Come on, my friends. Please help me.One, two,

three, pull.pull

Meilin and her new pet.Whats

in it?How long it is!

Hello, Kelly. Whats in it?

Look, its an apple.Wow! How big
it is!
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Mei Lin and her new petThe zoo sends

a big box. What is in it?
Is it a fox?Its a superman.

Gail Ellis and Jean Brewster (1991:1)Stories are

motivating and fun and can help develop positive attitudes towards the foreign
language and language learning. They can create a desire to continue learning.

Warm up

Lets Learn English Book 3 Unit Two

Fun readingThe Big Bad Tiger
The Big Bad TigerTen Little IndiansTen
Little Fat Pigs
A B C. Sit up straight.A B C. Look at me.

Presentation
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The Big Bad TigerDo you like
pigs?What do you know about pigs?What about tigers?

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Andrew Wright (1995:39) It is easier for the
children if you tell the story rather than read it. The following techniques
aid understanding:

---- use pictures, objects, masks and puppets

---- use mime yourself or direct the children

---- use sound effects

---- mix mother tongue and English
---- translate key words as you tell the story
---- accept that some of the items of grammar can be learnt as vocabulary

Practice
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Follow-up ()

Mary Slattery & Jane Willis(2001:97)

When you tell a story you
speak spontaneously
use natural intonation to help make the story seem real

are looking at the children and you can see if they understand

can use your face and body to make gestures

practice first and have some support, e.g. notes on cards

dont need to worry if you make mistakes(children are unlikely to

notice).

1 The Big
Turnip I cant pull it up.
I cant pull it up.
2 The Big Bad Tiger
Guess, who is knocking at the door?What will
happen?

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The Big
Bad Tiger
Guess, who is knocking at the door? What
will happen?

The fox
and the bird.fox bird fox
fox bird bird

1 If at all possible change the seating before the

story is told. (Andrew Wright 1995:16)

2 Gail Ellis and Jean Brewster ( 1991:69 )

When telling a story for the first time try to create a relaxed informal
atmosphere which mirrors storytelling in childrens homes. Mei Lin
and her new pet

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Now, children. Sit up straight, please. Im going to tell you the story .
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5 Gail Ellis and

Jean Brewster (1991:72) You may also need to spend some time talking to
the children about how to work in groups if they are not used to doing so. It
will probably be important to spell out certain ground rules.

4Make the most of and repetition in the

story, and stop the story every so often to repeat the idea in another way
(Andrew Wright 1993)
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